India, June 27 -- Rhino released new audiophile editions of Joni Mitchell's Blue on reel-to-reel and vinyl earlier this week in celebration of the record's 55th anniversary.
The Blue (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) was duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the original flat analog master tape. The 15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4" tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock and stored on a 10.5" metal reel. The Reel-to-Reel edition is limited to 350 copies worldwide and available exclusively at Rhino.com.
Blue (Rhino High Fidelity) was cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Optimal in Germany. The album is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies and availa...